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Marinelink.com has reported that Japan is trialling its first offshore wind farm off the coast of Goto Islands, Nagasake Prefecture. The trial comes after an energy ministry spokesperson for the Japanese Government said that diversifying the energy sources in the country has 'become a significant national issue' after the Fukushima disaster back in 2011.

The UK's first hydrogen-powered train, built by a team from the University of Birmingham, has hit the tracks. The train, which can be viewed in the video below, can haul up to 4 tonnes for 2.7 kilometres.

A new report by the Low Carbon Innovation Co-ordination Group (LCICG) has suggested that the UK could capture 15% of the global marine renewable energy sector by 2050 - which could be worth up to £4bn to the country's economy, Click Green has written.